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Top 25 Contract meat processors based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 544 company matches for contract meat processors associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 20,260 professional contacts across them, including 2,581 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for contract meat processors associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

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The 25 largest contract meat processors based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 544 company matches for contract meat processors based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchSmithfield, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+8,129 contacts →

Exact match

“Smithfield Foods is an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0001,196 contacts →

Exact match

“National Beef Packing Company, LLC, is America’s Premier Beef Company® Since National Beef® opened the doors to our first processing plant in 1992, we have forged alliances and…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchWest Liberty, IA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000974 contacts →

Exact match

“West Liberty Foods, headquartered in West Liberty, Iowa is a recognized leader in the food industry and one of North America’s top protein processors.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchAugusta, GA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000637 contacts →

Exact match

“Headquartered in Augusta, GA, FPL Food is the number one privately owned processor of fresh beef products and ground beef selections in the Southeast.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchSouthlake, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000566 contacts →

Exact match

“Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, CTI is a culinary-driven company that offers a diverse range of custom food solutions to the food service, retail, industrial, and…”

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6Exact matchGuntersville, AL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000318 contacts →

Exact match

“AlaTrade Foods is a precision poultry processor specializing in fresh and frozen boneless chicken solutions for further processors, kettle cook operations, and chain restaurants.”

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7Exact matchHanford, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000249 contacts →

Exact match

“Central Valley Meat Co Inc is a full line beef harvesting operation, processing over 1500 beef cattle a day.”

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8Exact matchVernon, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000239 contacts →

Exact match

“Golden West Food Group is a diversified food manufacturing company with meat processing and distribution of beef, chicken, pork, seafood, entrees, appetizers, dips, and many other…”

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9Exact matchGreeley, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000236 contacts →

Exact match

“Colorado Premium is the premier protein processor in the United States.”

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10Exact matchDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000211 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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11Exact matchFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000201 contacts →

Exact match

“Since 1935, Standard Meat Company has offered custom cut, carefully crafted products.”

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12Exact matchSouth Holland, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000193 contacts →

Exact match

“Ed Miniat LLC, part of the Miniat Family of Companies, is located in South Holland, IL.”

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13Exact matchSwedesboro, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500187 contacts →

Exact match

“Thomas Foods International USA is a leading importer of globally sourced protein products and a leader in providing the highest quality protein products throughout North America.”

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14Exact matchEagle Grove, IA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000180 contacts →

Exact match

“Prestage Foods of Iowa, a square foot state-of-the-art pork processing operation located in Eagle Grove, Iowa, is the newest addition to the Prestage Farms family of companies.”

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15Exact matchMemphis, TN, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000152 contacts →

Exact match

“Empire Packing is a service company operating in the grocery industry.”

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16Exact matchBaltimore, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200141 contacts →

Exact match

“Holly Poultry is a further processor of poultry and wholesale distributor of meat, poultry, fish and other proteins.”

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17Exact matchSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500133 contacts →

Exact match

“Jensen Meat Company, founded in 1958 by Reggie Jensen, is a leading processor of quality ground beef products for the food service distribution, restaurant, retail and school…”

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18Exact matchYoakum, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000121 contacts →

Exact match

“EDDY Foods has been delivering BIG TEXAS TASTE in every bite of our high-quality beef, pork, poultry and smoked sausage to leading retailers, foodservice operators and private…”

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19Exact matchMundelein, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500120 contacts →

Exact match

“Our roots run deep, first taking hold in Chicago's fabled meatpacking district in 1860.”

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20Exact matchS. Barrington, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000116 contacts →

Exact match

“A Family Committed to Quality & Service: When Louis Rose opened Rose Packing in 1924, he could not have known that he was creating a legacy that would endure through five…”

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21Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500109 contacts →

Exact match

“Martin Foods has been a leading further processor and food distributor since 1944.”

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22Exact matchWestminster, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200107 contacts →

Exact match

“Niman Ranch works with a community of over 600 family farmers to produce the finest tasting all-natural pork, beef, lamb and prepared products.”

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23Exact matchCollingswood, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50089 contacts →

Exact match

“Catelli Brothers Family of Foods is the U.S.”

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24Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50089 contacts →

Exact match

“Located in Chicago’s historic Stockyards, Chicago Meat Authority, Inc.”

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25Exact matchGaffney, SC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,00072 contacts →

Exact match

“Brown Packing Co, Inc.”

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Contract meat processors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
12.7%Verified-email coverage
37.2Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.9%Largest-city concentration · Chicago
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
220
11-50
171
51-200
86
201-500
24
501-1,000
14
1,001-5,000
10
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 544 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “contract meat processors” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 2,581 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “contract meat processors”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many contract meat processors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 544 company matches for contract meat processors associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Smithfield Foods tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most contract meat processors?

Chicago leads with 21 company records, followed by Baltimore (5) and Fort Worth (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 2,581 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 544 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.